Molluscs emergent, Part II: themes and trends in the scientific investigation of molluscs and their shells as past human resources
KD Thomas - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Recent work in three major research themes involving molluscs is reviewed: 1. molluscs in
past human diets and subsistence systems, sclerochemistry and seasonality studies on …
past human diets and subsistence systems, sclerochemistry and seasonality studies on …
Middle Holocene residential mobility in western Santa Rosa Island, California
CS Jazwa, A Zoellner - Quaternary International, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The middle Holocene (8200-4200 cal BP) on California's northern Channel Islands
(NCI) was a period of important population change, including the elaboration of settlement …
(NCI) was a period of important population change, including the elaboration of settlement …
Central place foraging and shellfish processing on California's Northern Channel Islands
We use a central place forager model for shellfish processing to understand Middle
Holocene (7550–3600 cal BP) human settlement patterns on California's Northern Channel …
Holocene (7550–3600 cal BP) human settlement patterns on California's Northern Channel …
Shellfish exploitation in the western Canary Islands over the last two millennia
The residents of the Canary Archipelago consumed limpets since the arrival of humans∼
2500 yrs. ago, and these harvested gastropods were deposited in large coastal shell …
2500 yrs. ago, and these harvested gastropods were deposited in large coastal shell …
Making the most of fragments: a method for estimating shell length from fragmentary mussels (Mytilus californianus and Mytilus trossulus) on the Pacific Coast of North …
California mussel (Mytilus californianus) are ubiquitous shellfish species in coastal
archaeological sites throughout western North America but are often highly fragmentary …
archaeological sites throughout western North America but are often highly fragmentary …
A dual bivalve approach for interpreting past sea surface temperatures and seasonality from shell midden sites using oxygen isotope sclerochronology
Stable oxygen isotope (δ 18 O) analysis of archaeological shellfish remains combined with
sclerochronology can be used to precisely reconstruct past sea surface temperature (pSST) …
sclerochronology can be used to precisely reconstruct past sea surface temperature (pSST) …
[KNIHA][B] A dynamic ecological model for human settlement on California's northern Channel Islands
CS Jazwa - 2015 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Settlement on California's Northern Channel Islands can be described using two
behavioral ecology models, the Ideal Free Distribution (IFD) and the Ideal Despotic …
behavioral ecology models, the Ideal Free Distribution (IFD) and the Ideal Despotic …
Shellfish, geophytes, and sedentism on Early Holocene Santa Rosa Island, Alta California, USA
Archaeobotanical remains recovered from a large∼ 8000-year-old-shell midden (CA-SRI-
666) on Santa Rosa Island provide the first ancient plant data from this large island …
666) on Santa Rosa Island provide the first ancient plant data from this large island …
[KNIHA][B] Of molluscs and middens: Historical ecology of indigenous shoreline stewardship along the central coast of California
MA Grone - 2020 - search.proquest.com
This dissertation presents three cases studies on the archaeology and Historical Ecology of
Indigenous shoreline management practices on the Central Coast of California. These …
Indigenous shoreline management practices on the Central Coast of California. These …
The effects of vertical position in the intertidal zone on the δ18O and δ13C composition of Mytilus californianus shell carbonate
Stable oxygen (δ 18 O) isotopic measurements of marine shell carbonate are useful proxies
for reconstructing past marine conditions on time scales that are relevant for archaeological …
for reconstructing past marine conditions on time scales that are relevant for archaeological …